Overview
- Orlando Pirates beat Lioli 4-0 at Orlando Stadium to complete a 7-0 aggregate win in the CAF Champions League preliminary round.
- Kaizer Chiefs overturned a first-leg deficit by winning 1-0 at FNB Stadium and edging Kabuscorp 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 aggregate draw.
- Brandon Petersen saved one spot-kick and young defender Aiden McCarthy converted the winner, after Glody Lilepo’s first-half goal forced the tie level.
- Both return legs kicked off at 15:00 on SABC, with Pirates making six changes as Tshepang Moremi netted a brace and Yanela Mbuthuma added two late goals.
- Chiefs remained under assistants Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze with Nasreddine Nabi absent, as Mayo was ineligible and Paseka Mako and Siphesihle Ndlovu missed out through injury, while Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou urged professionalism and rejected claims his players are overrated.